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Watching Your Waste

Watching Your Waste

Once, Rhode Island led the country in recycling. Now we trail the pack, and it could cost us more than just big money.

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Tough Enough

Tough Enough

He is hosting a traditional Rhode Island clambake that will serve up 275 lobsters, fifty chickens, sixty pounds of chorizo, 250 pounds of red bliss potatoes, 260 ears of corn, five bushels of Maine...

Bye, Bye, Birdies

Bye, Bye, Birdies

The elegant herons, egrets and other shorebirds of Narragansett Bay are declining in numbers... are they in trouble?

Finding Love in RI

Finding Love in RI

The nights are getting longer, the air colder, and we want to help you cuddle up under the covers. For this, our guide to meeting your match in the smallest state, we surveyed and talked to...

Rocco Comes Home

Rocco Comes Home

In 2003, Rocco Baldelli was a talented kid from Woonsocket, a major-league rookie compared to Joe DiMaggio. Now he’s made it to his dream team, but this player touched by greatness faces an...

Animal House

Animal House

Everything you need to know to keep your furry (and scaly, and feathery) friends happy, from dog-friendly vacations to the rundown on iguana care. Because as any owner will tell you, pets may be...

The Mysterious Disappearance of Danny LaPorte

The Mysterious Disappearance of Danny LaPorte

Danny LaPorte was a friendly guy from Burrillville who moved out west searching for the good life. Then one day, south of the border, he met a grisly end. Was he a victim in the Mexican drug wars?...

The Company He Keeps

The Company He Keeps

The Gamm has always been edgy, entertaining and innovative. Now with two prestigious awards in two years, the theater and its director, Tony Estrella, are finally getting the attention they deserve.

Spoils of War

Spoils of War

Because of its ties to the Nazi regime, an unremarkable painting that hung for years in a Rhode Island apartment is now at the center of a legal mess. Should it be returned to the estate of the...

Playing it Safe

Playing it Safe

Save The Bay was once a scrappy, shoestring fighter for the environment. Now it has a multi-million-dollar budget, a former hedge fund manager as boss, and confrontation is a thing of the past. Has...

Real Estate Q & A

Real Estate Q & A

Last year, Nelson Taylor had the highest gross sales among the state’s under-forty realtors. But his territory’s not East Greenwich or Barrington. Instead, Taylor’s wrangling houses on the...

When You're Not Eating

When You're Not Eating

Sure, you may journey to the Hill for the food, but there’s plenty to do after your carb load.

Federal Hill Timeline

A brief history of Federal Hill

Going Coastal

Going Coastal

The Independent Man

The Independent Man

Punk Activist Ted Leo wants to know: Where have all the rude boys gone?

Clean Slate

Clean Slate

When Dean Esserman became chief of the Providence police, he inherited a corrupt department and a soaring crime rate. But this new-style cop who never walked the beat has cleaned up both.

An Educated Choice

An Educated Choice

Rhode Island charter schools offer options and innovation in a beleaguered education system. But are they money well-spent?

Type A+

Type A+

They share a common superlative—“most likely to succeed”—but these high achievers come from very different backgrounds.

How to get into Harvard

How to get into Harvard

It’s Ivy League or bust for many high schoolers, but is the name-brand degree worth all the hype — and angst? PLUS tips on getting into the college of your dreams.

Diving with Demons

Diving with Demons

A Rhode Islander returns to confront the wreck he couldn’t face before. U-853, a World War II German submarine sunk off the coast of Block Island.

Clip Job

Clip Job

The state budget’s in shambles and seems doomed to remain so. Here are ten ways to fix it.

The Schools Issue

The Schools IssueSeptember 2007:

Check out our report card assessing the state’s public high schools: average SAT scores, graduation rates, school performance and expenditures per student. Learn about the efficacy of charter schools and insider tips for scaling the Ivy League tower. Navigating the road to college acceptance can be tricky. If you opt for public over private, which public schools stand out?

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